A.J. Darkholme

Without purpose and meaning in our lives, we banish ourselves to wander this plane of existence with self-destructive tendencies until the bell tolls and our breath capsizes in our lungs, snatching our chance to redeem ourselves forever.

What we don't often realize is that the rebirth and collapse of grand things do not begin with grand things at all, like the things we see, but with the small, like the things we are - in the things we do - in the things we say.

Seek counsel; though we are all skilled and experienced in many ways, no one can experience all that life has to offer in the limited time we are given in this world.

Everything can be achieved through gradual steps _ one small step at a time: overcoming fears, fulfilling dreams... anything you wish to be different from the way it is.

We must humble ourselves before [others] so we may learn from what others have lived. It is only when we have added their expertise to our own that we can truly excel towards our most ambitious goals and reach our fullest potential.

No matter where you go, there__ always something to deal with; if it__ not greed, it__ lust, or envy, or pride, or something else. You just have to live your life so uncorrupted that it offsets the corruption as much as possible.

Some people experience a life-changing sensation that transforms how they see the world after a near-death experience, but the way I see it, we__e all dying _ nay, we__e all dead _ and it is up to us to be our own self-necromancers to find some form of life and spirit to reanimate the corpse of a life spent wanting.

My happiness with the future and the present depends on my ability to let the past go and make peace with it.

Sometimes you can grow more in a shorter amount of time with the right company than years of soul-searching alone, or by living the same patterns you've lived for your entire life.

Our lives consist of a series of internal battles, deep within us, where weapons don't exist and technology is unable to create devices that better the best of yesterday. Our knowledge is our only defense; caution, our only friend.

A good leader must have the wisdom to know when a pursuit is no longer worthy of being pursued - a time when the losses of the present must be accepted - and cut - to preserve the gains and providence of the future.

Sometimes to submit is to know you have a life worth living for a higher purpose, worth seeing through.

It__ true what they say, that words are the true weapons. Those who fight with steel are limited to the strength of their arm, the reach of their blade, and the timing of their strike; but those who fight with persuasion know no limits _ not time, nor status, nor chance.

You don__ have to keep living in a dystopia simply because you__e strong and noble enough to accept it.

Sic vis pacem para bellum - if you want peace, prepare for war.

Even the tallest trees always begin as a seed.

Never overestimate the strength of the torchbearer's arm, for even the strongest arms grow weary.

Your biggest dreams can become reality, not by brute-forcing the end-goal, but breaking it down into smaller, more manageable parts. If your goal takes years, breaking it down into months and days will let you improve your lot little bits at a time.